Drug

Tipifarnib

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Tipifarnib is a small molecule: stopped in 2023; acts on FNTA and FNTB.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Stopped, 2023
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
89, 11 stopped early
Disease areas
Cancer; Blood and lymph; Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Inherited and neonatal; Hormones

US protection

No US approval on record.

With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.

This is the US only.

Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

1 company-target row on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

1 company-target row is on route A because of Tipifarnib.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
FNTAProtein farnesyltransferase/geranylgeranyltransferase type-1 subunit alphaP49354
FNTBProtein farnesyltransferase subunit betaP49356

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated1000
Phase 1242003
Phase 2604738
Phase 34400
All trials89

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
Johnson & JohnsonLead sponsor of trials1999 to now
Kura OncologyLead sponsor of trials2021 to now